A shovel includes a lower traveling body; an upper swivel body that is mounted on the lower traveling body; an electric motor for swiveling that drives the upper swivel body in a swiveling manner; a mechanical brake that holds a swiveling stopped state of the upper swivel body; an engine; a hydraulic pump that discharges hydraulic oil with the power of the engine; a hydraulic actuator that is driven by the hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump; a pressure detecting unit that detects the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump; and a control device that controls the mechanical brake on the basis of information on the discharge pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.